Hong Kong - Day one - Settling In.

The flight from Rome had been a long one and Jennifer was exhausted. 

by the time we got to the Hotel and rested it was getting late

Jennifer didn;t feel like eating so I went out for a walk.

It didn;t take long to find market store 

in the back streets of Causeway Bay

I found a small food stand and had dinner

It was a Duck meat stirfry.

This was Hong Kong as I expected it.
Thsi was Not Italy anymore.
Roll on the last stop of the long trip home.

Italy - Day Ten - Rome

My Camera has Died.So photo's were through the Phone now.
Today was OLD Rome.
We had Tickets to go to the Colosseum
This place was organised Chaos
They push you through it so fast
The lighting and camera issue meant no Photo's
or some were lost.

But we enjoyed it.

From the Coloseum we went into OLD Forum area

And explored.

This was old monuments to great time of Rome.

Some we had to Wonder what they were there for.

For the View at the top showed it was exentsive,

So we spent many hours exploring.

Before we left to expore the rest of Rome.

Past past the Altar to the Fatherland.

I find it did look like a typewriter...

So we found the Trevi Fountain. we found it very crowded

we slipped in the church called Saint Vinceozo e Anastasio
Thsi little church is right next to the fountain and very few actually go in.

Outside I did the dash into the crowd get my Photos of the Fountian.

This was a great fountain.

We then set off for the Patheon, we found the fountain del Patheon

So we turned around and there was the Patheon.

So we went inside to see what was inside.

WOW the crowds were controled and the place was amazing.

So after that we set off for the Piazza Navona

But first we stopped at the fine italian Deli for Lunch.

We found the Piazza Navona

Explored and found the place very pleasant.

The fountiains weren't over crowded as well.
We stopped here for a Hot Choclate at a one of the Cafe's
After this we decided fidn the Spainish Steps.
We marched across the old part of Rome
and found the Spainish steps.

We looked and ecided we were too exhausted to Climb them.

but the Statue was interesting

we found an interesting Supermarket and bought some dinner.

 The next day, we took the Plane to Bangkok and then onto Hong Kong.

Italy - Day Nine - Vatican

  Today's Target was the Vatican, St Peters Basilica and the Meusum.

So we found parking in an underground car park with a beautiful park.
We had pre-purchase tickets
The queus were horrible and the camera was playing up.

Once inside we got to see the Vatican Meusum.

there was Eyjption stuff there

Lots of it.

Beautifull courtyard.

in the Gardens were Iries again.

the floors were wonderfully tiled

and statues everywhere

ancient tombs of emporoer past.

large works of art we were not allowed to get close too.

Tiled floors we could walk on.

and Lots of Crowds

and Paintings everwhere

and numerous Halls displaying great paintings

and fantastic Ceilings

all of it was armslenght away

But the cielings were the impressive bit
I will always remember

there was also great paintings, some I have seen before

and others that we have not.

this was amodern one, and it depicted Chirst Prefectly.

We saw grand carages and Cars

Stain Glass windows that were painted by Masters

With very Fine Detail

And of Course got to see the Modona with Chris.
After seeing this we sliped back and cut through to into 
St Peters Basilica

WOW this is the heart of the Catholic Church

and WOW what a heart

Scuptures were fantastic

Painting that I have and seen before

St Peter's Tomb.

Scultures and Statints and Scene's

All looking perfect in there place.

Some were very old and Some only recent.

The size of the place was impressive

Guarded by the Swiss Guards

St Peters Square was crowded

Very Crowded

and Basiclia is the focal point of Rome. it lived up to it's names.

so we left exhausted and head back tot he car with

 the Castel of St'Angelo to visit on the way.

this is one of those places from the movies.

but it is actually pre-Vatican.

Lots of People look at the outside and leave.

we went inside, tickets weren't very expensive.

And the place looked interesting.

the castle is a castle and round Keep in the centre.

and this was impressive on it own.

There were wide steps.

and lots of them.

But the view at the top was of Ancient Rome.

The Vatican was close.

the Scuptures also in the movies

The Cafe was serving Hot choclate as well.

but it is a castle with an angel on top.

With Great Views

As we left, we got to see more of it.

It was at this point that my Camera started to Die.

(Later to find out it was the Lens that Died, 

after 14 years and 70 Thouands pictures. It decide to give up)

We went back tot he Hotel Exhausted, but with Smiles on our faces.